Item 48932 - Mary Owen Elder, Portland, ca. 1817

Item 48932 - Mary Owen Elder, Portland, ca. 1817
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Item 48932
Mary Owen Elder, Portland, ca. 1817
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Mary Owen Elder (1802-1858) of Portland had her portrait painted in miniature -- watercolor on ivory -- in about 1817. The daughter of Joseph and Sarah Owen, she married John Elder.

Written on the inside of the case are her birth and death dates and her name.

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